You know, as professional designers, they should understand that this comes with the territory, minsan ayaw isuot ng artista. This is not the first ever designer to be ever denied the exposure of their design to be worn by an actress. Plus, si Kim Chui lang naman yan. Move on na.

Was Kim even home at the time the staff went for the fitting? Because if she wasn’t, I can understand why they would ask that the gown be left at the guards. Lalo na kung hindi sila naabisuhan kasi ang hirap kaya magpapasok ng kung sinu-sino these days.

I believe it was a misunderstanding amongst John, FAMAS, and Kim's stylists. It seems like John felt that his creation is definitely going to be worn by Kim, without the final design being approved by the actress. That based on the approved sketch, it will be worn by hook or by crook. He did not realize that the gown was just one of the many options.

Kim's staff, however, treated the gown as just one of the options that's why they asked for the gown to be deposited at the guardhouse.

It was plain and simple mismanaged expectations. They should all have managed the communication better.

In my personal opinion though, John, in his dismay, should not also have said "hindi naman model size si Kim, malaki ang hips niya" because that is borderline body-shaming. You are a designer, expect to alter dresses to fit your client's body even if it's an ex-deal client. Kaya nga exchange-deal, kasi your work will be exchanged with promotions. John is accusing Kim of being a diva when, let's face it, he is also acting like a diva. There were many ways to address the issue. He could have directly called Kim or waited to meet with the staff. He didn't have to comment on Kim's body because all he wanted to say was that it was not a simple pull-out but a dress made specifically for Kim. Ang tapang niya sa Facebook but when Kim texted him directly, apologize agad siya. He says it's because he caused Kim pained but I think he also knows na nagmaldita rin siya. I know he wants to fix the industry and that's a good objective. But do not be a hypocrite while doing so. In my personal opinion also, this is a blessing in disguise for Kim because if she had worn that dress, she might have received a lot of flak for it. Let's admit it, it's couture but the choice of appliqués still looked cheap.